Dana Asato

Healthcare executive, advisor, and transformational leader with more than 25 years of experience leading complex healthcare organizations through growth, change, and operational improvement. My expertise includes leadership development, organizational culture, strategic planning, quality and safety, workforce engagement, and healthcare operations.

Throughout my career, I have partnered with executive teams, physicians, boards, and frontline leaders to improve performance while maintaining a relentless focus on patient-centered care. I am passionate about developing leaders, building resilient cultures, and helping organizations navigate complexity with clarity and purpose.

In addition to my executive leadership roles, I provide consulting, coaching, and educational services focused on leadership effectiveness, organizational transformation, healthcare operations, and professional development.

My philosophy is simple: sustainable change occurs when leaders create environments where people can thrive and perform at their best.

Chief Nursing Officer / Healthcare Executive

Executive leader responsible for strategic, operational, quality, and workforce initiatives across complex healthcare systems. Oversight has included nursing operations, patient experience, quality and safety, regulatory readiness, physician partnerships, service line development, leadership development, and organizational transformation.

Key accomplishments include leading large-scale organizational change initiatives, improving operational performance, advancing quality and patient safety outcomes, developing high-performing leadership teams, and supporting strategic growth across multiple healthcare settings.

Founder & Principal Consultant – Davin Consulting

Providing executive advisory services, leadership development, culture transformation, operational improvement, strategic planning, interim leadership support, healthcare education, and executive coaching for healthcare organizations and leaders.

Doctor of Education in Organizational Change & Leadership – Aspen University (2026)

Master of Business Administration – Walden University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing – University of Cincinnati